Gender-based violence is an ongoing problem at technical colleges across Malawi, and now students, instructors, and principals at 14 colleges are prepared to tackle the problem using the arts. During the first of two 3-day workshops, we dove deep into topics around gender and gender-based violence (GBV), and how these
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STAKEHOLDERS TRAINED TO USE HUMAN CENTRED DESIGN TO END GBV IN TEVET COLLEGES
Representatives from 14 technical colleges across the country have learnt participatory arts techniques to end gender based violence in their colleges. The three-day workshop took place at the Malawi Institute of Management in Lilongwe. “This was an immersive engagement with the instructors, students and principals from TEVET colleges. It’s part
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STEP PARTNERS WITH SDG AWARD WINNING ARTGLO TO END GBV IN TECHNICAL COLLEGES
Skills and Technical Education Programme (STEP) in partnership with award winning Art and Global Health Centre Africa (ArtGlo) will be working with technical colleges across the country to raise awareness about Gender Based Violence (GBV) at colleges and for each college to create and implement effective GBV reporting systems. Selected